The Toronto Biotechnology Initiative
(TBI) is a non-profit organization committed to promoting
the growth of biotechnology in Toronto and the surrounding
region.
While biopharmaceuticals and diagnostics are core strengths
of this community, it also has broad research capability
and growing commercial activity in agri-food biotechnology
as well as the emerging resource and environmental biotech
industries.

The mission of the Toronto Biotechnology
Initiative is:
 To further biotechnology in the Greater Toronto
Area;
 To further TBI as a leading Canadian biotechnology
organization; and
 To further the Greater Toronto Area and the region
as a major international centre for biotechnology.

Toronto
Toronto is Canadas economic, research and cultural
capital, and in the heart of North Americas fifth
largest urban region. Home to more than five million
Canadians, the Greater Toronto Area has emerged over
the past ten years as a premier international city for
business. With its knowledge-based work force, leading-edge
research institutions, a cost-competitive commercial
climate and exceptional quality of life, its no
wonder that Fortune Magazine has ranked Toronto as the
best global city for business. Toronto thrives in investment
and employment opportunities in such diverse fields
as banking and financial services, film and television
production, and fashion, and also boasts a thriving
arts community.

Biotechnology
Today Toronto accommodates 80 per cent of Canadas
top high-tech businesses and the largest cluster of
biomedical and biotechnology companies in the country.
In fact, over 40 percent of Canadas biotechnology
industry is located in the Greater Toronto Area, one
of the largest centers of medical R&D in North America.
33,000 of the 11 million people of Ontario work in the
biomedical industry. Throughout the world this region
is recognized for its achievements and expertise in
genomics/proteomics, immunology, drug research and development
and neurosciences. Brand name pharmaceutical multinationals
have invested substantially in local research and development:
more than $1.1 billion over the past decade.

Initiative
The Toronto Biotechnology Initiative brings together
the worlds of research and government, business and
finance, to promote Greater Toronto Area as a major
international center for biotechnology. We can help
you to find new business opportunities and contacts
in one of the fastest growing life-science communities
in Canada. Our members represent the biotechnology industry,
research institutes, universities, financial organizations,
legal and accounting firms as well as the municipal,
provincial and federal levels of government. We identify
the unique needs of the members of the greater Toronto
biotechnology community, and provide essential services
to meet these needs.